"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.